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PB THE PLAYHOUSE 2020–21 SEASON 1THE PLAYHOUSE 2020–21 SEASON

WELCOME

It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to be together inside The Playhouse. So, first of all, thank you for joining us for today’s show, either Weekend Comedy or I and You, our fall productions. We appreciate the opportunity to give you two chances to experience theatre.

Secondly, as a community theatre, it is so very important to have the community gather together once again. Admittedly, we are gathered in

much smaller groups and are keeping six feet from each other. But we are in the same room, hearing each other laugh, and sharing a tear or two. This is how we become better individuals, by working together.

As we were developing plans and exploring the question should The Playhouse open, we recognized that many would not be willing to take a risk. We don’t want anyone who feels unsafe or nervous about attending public events to come to the theatre. It is our hope that they will wait until circumstances meet their needs and their comfort level so they can enjoy the time together.

However, we also know that there are others who desire to do something outside of their homes right now. As a community theatre, we need to serve this group as well. We are aware that we can’t keep anyone 100% safe as there are risks involved in every aspect of life, but we are going to do our best to mitigate those risks that we can control.

In addition to those aspects you experience when you entered the building – masks for everyone, safely distanced seating, limited gathering spaces, early seating inside the theatre – we have also upgraded our filters to a HEPA level as high as our HVAC system will allow. We have also had a deep clean of the entire building which included a complete fogging of the building and a steam cleaning of our carpets and chairs before allowing visitors inside. Additionally, we have changed our exchange and refund policy as we don’t want someone to come into the building who is not feeling well because they will “lose their money.” All sales are exchangeable or refundable at a patron’s request.

We make these adjustments in our hope to once again gather as a community, share an experience, and find our world just a little brighter than before. We aspire to continue to serve as an oasis where together we can escape even for just an hour or so some of the stresses that we all face daily. This is the power of theatre and this is what The Playhouse has done for 102 years.

We most gratefully thank you for playing your part!

David R. KilpatrickExecutive Director

Welcome to your Playhouse!

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To make a donation, please contact:

David KilpatrickExecutive [email protected]

Thank you for your support!

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Up to $100Anonymous (12)Susan & Mark AckelsonAmanda & Tim ActonNancy AdamsCarol & Marty Adkins FamilyBarbara & Gordon AllenBenjamin Allen & Marguerite FitchJanelle & Greg AllenLaura AllenRachel & Madeline AllenMarilyn AmadeoSandra AndersonEva AndersonJudy AndersonRondine AndersonDebbie AngeloJayne ArmstrongJim & Linda ArnesonAngie ArthurJames ArthurJoy M. Ashbaugh & Christopher WiseJeffrey AtenBrenda Auxier-MaileyYvonne AversaBrennan AyresJack AyresCarla & David BahlsVirginia BakerBarber FamilyPeter G. BarberJohn BardoleScott BardoleBrent & Jelena Babic BarnsAaron & Jill BartholomayMyrna BattlesKristin Beane & Andrew SullivanMary BeaumontLori BeckerRussell BellAngela BerganJean & Lee Bergen

Cynthia BerryMartha BerryScott BerryBrianne BethardsMaureen BialzakPaula BianchiCalvin BiermanJoyce BinderRobert & Judy BirgeBrooke BishopHelen BisioulisKrista BlueKyle BochartSteve & Joanne BoeckmanTim & Mary BogsAnonymousLinda BorschMary BourquinSusan & David BradyKristin BraffordPamela BrauneMichelle BreachAndy & Katie BriggsRobert & Angela BrinkmannKay BrownJan & Marvin BruckBrad BuckDena BurgettPaul & Mary BurkettGeorge BurnetAnne BurnettKaitlyn BusbeeSusan BushColleen & Paul BushBrenda & Patrick CaligiuriMegan Callahan & Berry RossDakota CannonSean CanusoFaye & Edwin CareyAmanda & Chad CarlsonLinda CarlsonAmanda CarpenterTeresa CashmanGina CasperBecky ChaloupeckyKaren ChandlerThe Chawla FamilyShannon ChicoineBrad ChurchAlyssa & Mike ClabaughApril ClarkSara ClaytonKerry ColwellThomas & Keri ComfortMonica CongdonPam CordJim & Sue CornickJane Ann CottonBruce A CraneNanette CrawfordBecky CriswellKaren & Robert CrosbyKelly & James CrosbyBrigitte CrouseCruz, Kaiya, Isaac, & EvelynNancy Cullen & Jeffrey KlopfensteinTom & Patti DaftRic DamicoSusan DannenJenna DarseeMichael & Renee Davenport

Beth DavidsonMargie & Jay DavidsonJane Hayes DavisMark Davis & Rose LyleMichael and Ronda DavisDonna DeatschC. DegaseCicily DennisDonna DerorgJudy & Larry DeutchKay DilksSally & Patrick DixRob & Lizzy DixonSandra DixonRichard & Mary Lou DoakJohn DominiJennifer & Joel DonaghyBarbara DoneryThe Dowerah FamilyHeidi DragerDave & Nancy DunfeeJanet DunnJan EasterRandy & Sue EhrhardtLinda & Bill ElfstromBeverly N. EllisLeslie EngelKaelyn EnnisLinda ErkamaaMicheal EvansRebecca & Steve EvansTamara & Jason EvansDeb & W. A. EyestoneMatt & Lexi FaberHannah FaheyAngie FergusonDouglas FinnemoreDawn FiskRick FitchMichele FlanaganJoe & April FleischmanDonna FlemingMarc FranciscoMitch & Crystal FrankeDonna FrerichsAlice & David FriedgoodFrost FamilyGabriela FuentesMolly FullertonLu Anne GaffordJeanette GarciaKathleen GardinoJeff GearhartMary & Don GeigerPaul GesellBeth & Paul GibbinsMike GilbertPriscilla GilbertRichard & Lisa GiudiciRachel GoebelCharles GoldmanCarmen GoodwinEmily & Darin GraberLisa GranTeresa GranthamJennifer GrapponePaul & Deanna GrayJen GreenNancy GreeningMat GreinerCharles GribbleJaime Griffin

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Jeff & Sue GrimesMaynard & Judy GuildMandy GustafsonBette GuzmanSamantha HackettHelena HadekJudy & Robert HageyJulia HaggarAbbey HallJan HallSandy HallKaren HallaginAndrea HallmanBob HalversonTenille HamiltonNaomi HamlettJanet HanlinChristopher HansonJennifer HansonMark & Thalya HansonTanya Hargrave-KleinRebecca HaroldsonMichael HarrisEric HartPatsy & Donald HarveyMark HaverlandPamela HayesMichael HefflingAnn HegstromEdward HegstromMegan Helmers & Charlie ReeseEric & Debbie HendersonMichelle HendersonGordon & Barbara HendricksonJaime Claywell HerreraJenny & Michael HermsenTherese HeroldEd & Vicki HertkoMeg HessTia HilgenbergMichelle HixsonLynn HockenberryConnie HockettAngela HodgesJess HoffertJudy and Robert HoffmanGeorge & Deb HoguetDavid HoitSteve & Lorna HollandDennis R. & Terri HopkinsSherri HouseholderPaige HoveyJackie HowardPaul HughesRebecca & Tim HughesThe HuycksAnna HyattDeanna JacksonC.J. JacobsonMichelle JarnaginAmy JenningsCarolann JensenVerlyn JohnsonMarilynn & Bob JohnsonJeff JonesMichael JonesTonia JonesGayle & Larry JordanJane JorgensenBob Josten & Susan Judkins-Josten

Julie JoyceLiza & Kevin JuhnkeKerry JurgensAmy KadingBecky KakacKim KaplanAlicia KarwalKarla KasperJennifer KeahnaKim KeislerBrent KellJonathan & Christine KennedyRuth KennettMiriam KenningJanelle & David KurrBonnie KeyworthBillie KiginDale & Mary KilburnDennis T KilpatrickKatherine KimpleAnn KindwallJill KinnisonLinda KirklandKennetha & Eric KleinJune KlemmeRuth B. KlotzKmett FamilyKasi & Brian KoehlerJanet T. KoernerKristin KoestlerJohn KoniorJenni KothavaleCalvin KrabbeAnn & Shane KramerMichael E. KregerNatalie KritenbrinkKim & David KrogMarilyn KrogulskiDarla KromDavid KabalskyShirley KuebrichSam & Shannon KurthJan KusskeLarysa & Zjahna LambertiMike & Cindy LapcheskeStacy LarreauSeptember LauJeb & Rebecca LeePatricia LeeStephanie & David LeeDuane & Harriet LeitchLeslie LeitzBarb LemonsLaura LeonardSue LerdalBetty & Ramon LesterCaroline LevineKerty & Frank LevyMary & Noel LiechtyDennis LindemanKaty LindhartCarol LippardJenni LoseeAndrea LoveAnnette Lund & Bill RoachEugene & Susan LutzGerri LyonCatherine LyonsKatherine LyonsBeth MackBrianne MagelKristine Maggard

Robin MaharryMicheleen MaherPeggy & Steven MallonAlissa MangaeAlan MangumMark MangumMatthew ManningKelly MarbleLindsey MartensMary D. MathisMaryAnn MathisRhonda MatusRenae MaukVicki McCambridgeTisha McCannDavid & Laura McCordChristine McCoyCraig & Susan McCoyAdele McDowellDeborah McHoseJames McLallenVicky McLaughlinLisa McMullenNancy & Gordon MechamAlvaro Medina & Yaria RomeroJessica MeisnerDenise MernkaRobert & Barbara MerrillHolly MessengerJim MezeraLindsay MickelsonAnnie MielkeElizabeth MikkelsenSarah Miller BoeltsAmy MillerAnita & Michael MillerJodi & Brian MillerTamara MillerGinny & Joshua MitchellCherie MoenJerry & Vivian MogensenHeidi MooreShawn MooreSuraj A. MoorjaniJames & Pam MoosMichael MorainScott MoranMaryann MoriKim MuellerGretchen MullerEmily MillikinJennifer MullinTiffany MurphyWilliam & Marie MurphyLori MyersJamie NagelJoseph E. NaumannKatrin NayakMike & Jeannine NearyNeas FamilyPaul & Ronda NeherShelly NellesenStacey Nelson-JonesCarroll NelsonLindi NelsonJudy NemmersDon & Mary NewtonJoni & Steve NicollTisha NjosJonnie NordakerJames North

Laird NossuliJulia NoyceDouglas NuerhingDanielle O’NeillPeggy O’NeillPatti & Len OdegaardJacob OethKenneth & Sarah OhmsLaura OliverLaura OlsenErin Olson-DouglasSara & Gunnar OlsonMichael OnstankAlejandro OrozcoDavid PaceCarol Palmer & Dan ChaseEmma PaschenTonya PatrickAlayne PattersonPreshia PauldingRob & Sarah PaulsenKelly PearceGail PearlSarah PearsonWalter PearsonJerry PeckPat PedersenMuriel PembleBarbara & Tony PerkinsJohn & Joyce PerkinsElisabeth Ann PershingKaren PersonNancy A. PinkertonChantele PlilerJennifer Poe & Kimberly HallJason & Tamara PoolMelissa PopeLuanne Powell BrendlingerPraveen PrasadJodi PulsKeaton & Scott PulverBetsey QualleyEmily & R.J. RademacherFae RamsayKatie RanshawMarliese & Thomas RansomMegan RappMichelle RaymerRobert & Pam ReesVicki RefshawLuAnn & Tim ReindersJamie RempeSuzanne RenfrowLaura RevelesEmily RiceDennis & Sandy RichDaron RichardsonJane RiderTherese RiordanRandy & Kelsey RippergerMike & Christina RisewickAndy & Kathy RoatTerry RobertsJessica Robinson-RabonRuth RobinsonRamona RodriquezPhillip RoederTamara Rood & Doyle KarrChris RossTeri RossBarbara RosstEllen Rothweiler

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Jane RoulKaylene RubyMark RudgeLeah RudolphiJoy SablTracee SaltzCassie SampsonDarin SandersDonald & Barbara SanningJackie SaundersKymberley SaundersRobert Sayler & Carol LucyAmy & Eric SaylorAnica ScanlanKathryn & Paul ScheallerJean ScherrErica ScheveAmanda SchickelCarol SchipperSharon & John SchlahtKayla Schmidt & Benjamin OsbornVictoria & John SchmittMarlana SchnellDonna SchnoorRebecca ScholtecMark & Barb ScholzErika SchraderRay & Janice SearsTraci SehnertAmy SeidelmanJamie & Scott SeitzHolly SempleTodd & Faye SenneLeisa SharpeRebecca ShattuckKris & Kevin ShayBridget & Colette SheaffTravis SheetsJeannie SheldonJenny ShepherdStacey Hockett Sherlock & Jim SherlockMilan & Michelle ShermanTraci ShoemakerLeah ShortellKaren SieversSteve SikkinkLyle & Janet SimpsonMarne SirfusJodan SkarinJessica SkinnerMarjorie & Russ SlevinDaniel & Rose SlovenTracy & Andrew SmalleyAmy & Nathan SmithChuck & Meg SmithDanielle SmithEldon & Rebecca SmithLandi SmithClarissa SnapperRichard SnyderArthur SoderholmSusan SoperSonja & Stu SorrelLuella SpaineJulie SpenlaMary SpenlaAndy & Aubrey StadtlanderDiane StadtlanderTamara StaffordMelissa & Christopher Stalvey

Lisa StangeTara StarrKatherine StavneakAlexander SteinesMary SticklenKelli StoaStephanie StollSandra StruthersMary SummyAmanda SvetlecicAlissa SwartsVeronica SwiftCecelia & Jim TalleyNicole TaweelStacy TaylorHoward & Megan TemperoGary ThelenSara ThiesDawn & HarlanLe ThomasPhilip ThomasHeath & Stephanie ThomasonMetroWaxxRandi ThompsonTami ThompsonSara & Eric ThroenerChannon TimmJoe TishJacob TjadenManny & Emily ToribioSarah TownsJoan & Joe TraylorRaelynn TrigoutisJulie TriplettBrian & Wendy TrotterJoann TuckerPaula UnderferAnita & Matt UngerCathy & David UttersonTara & Matt Van HouwelingLarry Vander TuigRobin VanderhoefHenry VanderWerffNicki VarbleJoyce VogtJulie Voss & Julie MolenburgMichael Wagler & Claire RichmondKari & Patrick WaldronCarolyn WallSue WalterMatt WaltersAmanda & Eric WareDoug WareTed WeaverJanel WellsMike & Deborah WelschYvonne WelshhonsJantina WennerstromJeff & Lisa WerthEric WestThomas & Debbie WheelerSherill WhisenandAmanda WhiteDustin & Tabitha WieseHenry WieserLisa & Dennis WigginsMaggie WildermuthMargo WildungSue WilhiteJeff WillBrooke Wille

Amy & Murray WilliamsGrant WilsonRaymond & Jennifer WilsonRobert WilsonMaureen WiltMichael & Missy WolnermanAnne WrightJim & Karen WrightDavid YoungDavid Yurdin & Elaine LundstromAlice ZellerNichole Ziemann-DowAlison ZirbelThomas Zoumaras

Drive-In Theatre Matching Fund DonorsAnonymous (2)Susan & Mark AlexanderJames ArthurJim & Jeanella ArthurSteve & Connie BeasleyTerry BesserVirginia CameronLinda DaweWickie DaweRichard & Dawn DurhamScott & Vickey DurhamKatherine FarrisAngela & Terry GallagherJanice HintzMary JamesBetsy & Carlos JayneBarbara JohnDr. James & Mary Ellen KimballShyamli & Ajit KumarJulie & Marshall Linn, IIIMark & Holly LyonsDavid & Anne MerschmanJane E. MeyerDick & Sharon MontgomeryCynde PoolDarlene & Mark PullenJane PunkeHeather Welch PuriPeter & Rita ReedShane & Elisabeth SandersfeldRenee & Steve SchaafVeena & Jay SehgalSehgal FoundationPhyllis SeimLinda ShroufeStan & Jane SondallJan & Layton StumpKay ThorntonMaureen Roach Tobin & Terrence M. Tobin Endow Iowa FundPaula TomsJohn & Maryann VedderLes & Judy Watts

Subscriptions, Tickets, Class Registrations, & Best of Broadway Registrations Turned Into DonationsAnonymous (2)Amanda & Tim ActonNancy AdamsSusan & Mark AlexanderRobert & Joan AnthonyJames & Jeanella ArthurJoy Ashbaugh & Christopher WiseEd Augustine & Nancy PriceJerry & Darcee AyersShawn & Melissa BakerLee Ann BakrosBarber FamilyKathleen BaustianSteve & Constance BeasleyLuCinda & Brad BeltmanBill & Erin BemisAngela BerganTerry BesserMcIver Betts FamilyMeggan & Tim BierbaumRuth BrauerPamela BrauneKenneth & Darlene BrickmanAnna & Matt BrownJohn & Michele BrownDiane BuntenChris & Zora BurchPaul & Mary BurkettAnita & Dick CalkinsVirginia CameronLinda CarlsonDeanne CaudleAnn CidoniAlyssa & Mike ClabaughJim & Janine ClarkAlicia & David ClaypoolCarrie Clogg & Joshua BarlageKen & Alison CocksSydney CoderBrendan & Christine ComitoJoseph M. & Margaret-Ann ComitoBeckett ConreyKenton & Chris CoonsMonica & Kevin CoonsKaren CordesLisa & Rich CoulsonSusan CowlesMark & Cynthia CraigmileBecky CriswellBrigitte CrouseSusan K. CrumRachel SandsRobert & Cynthia DabrieoKent & Patty DavisLinda DaweCarina DegaseAngie Dethlefs-TrettinRita DetteRebekah DeWildSue Dittmer & Bonnie HodsonCarrie & Craig DostalJim & Beverly DowisHeidi DragerRichard & Dawn Durham

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Scott & Vickey DurhamWilliam Ehm & Rose Ann SheaSusan ElwellDonald & Jacki EmbreyLinda ErkamaaLynn & Stan EthingtonJoleen FairbankKathie FarrisToni FarrisJill & Jeff FeatherstoneFenton FamilyAngela FergusonMarjorie FisherPeggy Fisher & Larry StelterSara & Matt FlynnSusan & Jim FordAnthony & Marla ForretFrost FamilyLonda & Michael FullerAngela & Terry GallagherLois GambillCecilia & Reg GassAnn & Michael GersieDenise GibsonLarry & Patsy GoetzBrad & Jeana GoldmanDavid GoldmanLynn & Steve GravesJim GreenfieldRebecca GrenierRichard & Emily GuentertAlan & Jeri GustafsonAndrea HallmanBarbara HamiltonMarta HawkinsJoyce & Caleb HegnaL. Maria Heidebrecht & Charlie SovichEric & Debbie HendersonSharon & John HinesJanice HintzMichelle HixsonLynn HockenberryRich & Trudi HolstRobert & Sharon HolzBob HopsonJennifer & Erik Horak-HultSusan HoughJon & Barbara HrabeTrudy Holman HurdAaron & Abby HurlbutMary JamesBruce & Jor Jan JohnsonLucile & Russ JohnsonMarilynn & Bob JohnsonSharon & Dean JohnsonSusan JohnsonBruce & Lyn JohnstonDiane & Preston JonesTony & Ashley JonesLiza & Kevin JuhnkeJoanne KalaharCarol KavadasJan KeeseDr. James & Mary Ellen KimballShirley KleywegtKaren & Kent KlopfensteinLinda KnodleBeth KoesterTom & Bess LamoreuxGregg & Cathy LeadersJeb & Rebecca Lee

Kerrie Lee & Rob VasiloffMeyer & Jen LehmanMark & Sandy LightJulie & Marshall LinnCheryl & Greg LongHolly & Mark LyonsJohanna & Chris MacKenzieLaRue & Bob MaddoxDennis & Patty MaiersKaren & Dennis MannCarol MapesRuss & Mary MarshallDebra MartinMarti & Dan MarvinRhonda MatusKent & Sheila MauckMay FamilyDick & Susie McCauleyBill & Pat McGillJohn & Terri McIlhonJudy McMahonJim & Carol MeadeMatt & Laura MeierBob & Sharon MeisenheimerJessica MeisnerRobert & Barbara MerrillJane MeyerJim MezeraBetty C. MillerMark & Judy MonroeDick & Sharon MontgomeryPatricia MooreTheresa MoranDale MorrisMaridith MorrisRenee & Bob MulvihillDan & Dawn MundilEdwin & Violet MunschTodd MurphyCandice NardiniJill NeasGerry & Mary Lou NeugentJack & Bette NicholsNancy NicholsEolo & Debbie NizziShelley & James NoyceAimee Oakley-RunyanLaura OlsenSara & Gunnar OlsonJudith PawellKelly PearcePat PedersenConnie & Arlyn PickenCynde PoolMelissa PopeCarla & Denny PratherEllen PrustPenelope PughDarlene & Mark PullenJodi PulsJane PunkeHeather Welch PuriAndrea QuannRuth QuinnBrandi & Jeremy RansomSteven & Sheryl RicheyDianne RileyAlice Robertson & Mark ToebbenJessica Robinson-RabonBarbara RosstJan Roxberg

Sandy RuhsJohn & Blair RyanCharles & Katherine SafrisDavid & Nanci SandeRichard & Carolyn SantiJackie Saunders & Cecil GoettschJennifer SayersRenee & Steve SchaafPatricia SchaeferSara Scott & Steve RowleyRay & Janice SearsTraci SehnertPhyllis SeimClem & Mary SevdeJim & Joyce ShafferAnn SheltonStacey Hockett Sherlock & Jim SherlockRobert & Jean ShiresCraig & Kathy ShivesLinda ShroufeWillie SinnwellJessica SkinnerBill & Jeanie SmithChuck & Meg SmithMark Smith & Artis ReisSara & Joe SmithLinda & Tom P. SmithStan & Jane SondallKent Sovern & Phyllis Mumford-SovernCharles SovichRoger & Sändra SpahrSteve & Martha StephensonLynnette StoutPaul StrayerJan & Layton StumpJayne SullivanLucille SummyBarbara SuttonMarc & Evon SwansonNikki & Jay SyversonBonnie TaylorDawn TaylorRick & Shirley TaylorChad & Ellen ThompsonKay ThorntonSara & Eric ThroenerKent & Joann TippingPaula TomsMike TreinenRuss & Alana Trimble FamilyTom & Jan TurkClarence & Sue TwilleyAnne & Michael UlmSteve Van BrocklinTara & Matt Van HouwelingDwayne & Lori Vande KrolLarry Vander TuigEvelyn & Carl VarleyJoann VaskeBob & Molly VeenstraMichael & Diane VersackasMary Von SchraderDale WakelinAmanda & Eric WareKathleen & Jeffrey WarrenLes & Judy WattsMatt & Erika Weber & FamilyDuane & Mary Rose WeilandHarvey & Rita Weinberg

Norma WesselDavid & Barbara WhiteHenry WieserMargo WildungSue & John WindheuserBob & Ronda WissinkMichael & Missy WolnermanJeff Fuller & Lucinda Wonderlich-FullerAnn M. WrightSusan E. WrightArnulfo YbarraReg & Roberta YoderAlison Zirbel

Corporate Partnership ProgramSpecial thanks to the corporate partners who support John Viars Theatre and Kate Goldman Children’s Theatre productions.

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Additional partnerships are available.

Corporate Matching GiftsYour personal gift to The Playhouse may be eligible for a corporate match, increasing your impact. Many corporations recognize the volunteer work of their employees by making a donation on their behalf. We extend our thanks to the following for matching employees’ and retirees’ contributions and honoring employees’ volunteer efforts.

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Contributed Gifts of Goods or Services ($500 or more)Cooper Smith & CompanyFareway Stores, Inc.Steve Gibbons PhotographyIowa Public RadioITA GroupDr. James & Mary Ellen KimballCarol & Greg MillarRotary Club of Des MoinesTasteful Dinners

Tribute ProgramThe Tribute Program provides an opportunity to celebrate milestones such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and graduations. It can also be a way to honor the memory of friends and relatives.

In Honor of Lee Ann BakrosJames AglikinMary BakerPete BakrosEtta BerkowitzSteve BetzCalvin BiermanJane BurnsTawnie CisnerosSue Dittmer & Bonnie HodsonMaryfrances EvansToni FarrisDenise ForneyMark FreemanJen GreenMichael GrozierErika HallChristopher HardistyKristin KalsemAngela LampeGeorge LawrenceMelinda LeseneyTracy LevineBarb McClintockRandy McNealMike & Robbie MeachamJim MillerMartha PattersonValerie Pugh-ShaneStefany ReedCorbett ReevesJackie SchmillenBrett & Robin SpahrSuzanne StantonCarol J. TaylorJessica ThorntonJoe TishLaura TrachtmanJohn & Sherryl ViarsJulie West & Brent IsenbergerMary Whisenand

In Memory of Constance Kay BodtkeRich & Connie Bodtke

In Honor of Lilly BrickleyAnne Wright

In Honor of Jackson BucherKathleen Baustian

In Memory of William BullingtonAnne & Brain HarrisJeannette DavisCarla & David BahlsLinda & Bill ElfstromBarbara SanningDeb & W. A. EyestonePeggy MallonRobert Turnquest

In Honor of Beckett ConreyJanet Casson

In Honor of Becky CriswellLinda Cohen

In Honor of Stephan & Martha DavisDeborah McHose

In Memory of Roy GollnickEllen & David HarveyPatsy & Donald HarveyKim & David Krog

In Memory of Jeanne HopsonLois Gambill

In Memory of Robert B KoernerJanet Koerner

In Honor of Angie LampeRuth Downey

In Honor of Holly LyonsMaureen Roach Tobin & Terrence M. Tobin Endow Iowa Fund

In Honor of Katy MerrimanJane Meyer

In Honor of Asha & Ajay MoorjaniSuraj Moorjani

In Honor of Gerry NeugentTravis Sheets

In Memory of Velma & Glenn OlmsteadLeslee K. Lynch

In Memory of Ruthanne “Torchie” SilversteinLee Ann Bakros

In Honor of Jada SmithKelli Stoa

In Memory of Carolyn StoutLynette Stout

In Honor of Lester WattsLes & Judy Watts

In Honor of Mary WhisenandSherill Whisenand

In Honor of Henry WieserEmily Wieser

In Memory of Linda YbarraArnulfo Ybarra

In Honor of the ArtsAnne Harris

On Behalf of Drive-In ShowsJames A. Arthur

Interpretive services provided byGreta Faye & Gwendolyn Mix

Century ClubIn our first century, The Des Moines Playhouse changed lives one at a time. The Century Club is a celebration of The Playhouse’s first 100 years. The goal is to increase the endowment by $1 million, one gift at a time. The culmination of small gifts from many supporters will create a sustainable future for your theatre.

Cornerstone Level ($5,000+)Lee Ann BakrosHarry Bookey & Pamela Bass-BookeyJan Burch & Robert MitchellSteve & Renee Schaaf

Millennium Level ($1,000+)Bill & Jan AndersenJon & Claudia BatesoleCarrol & Patsy BolenAnn & Michael GersieMichael & Melissa KellarDavid & Barbara KilpatrickSteve & Julie KinnerGinger & Terry MonsonMark MorrisonRobert SnyderKent Sovern & Phyllis Mumford

Quincentennial Level ($500+)AnonymousFrederick L. AhrJim Benda & Lou Van DaeleNorma DerbyAngela & Terry GallagherJohn & Lori HackettAdam HaselhuhnMarty & Tamara KenworthyDr. James & Mary Ellen KimballMike & Robbie MeachamPaul W. MillerGloria PerryCarol TaylorJoann Tucker

Max Wellman & Katy MerrimanCentennial Level ($100+)Bill Andersen & Jan HartChris & Shannon Andersen Stu Bassman & Sheryl HansonAdam & Tricia BerrySherry BishopSteven Bobenhouse & Nancy Lavender BobenhouseElaine BohlingMary Bricker & Joe SmithJames & Janet ClaytonBob CoadySydney CoderNorma CookMark & Judi CooperDebra CupplesJill & James CurryLydia DavisKent & Patty DavisMadeline DavisSue Dittmer & Bonnie HodsonMarcella EdmondsAllison Engel & Scott KirkpatrickLevi & Kate FaasJim FogartySusan & Jim FordTrevor FulkersonSteven & Willona GoersMolly & Tyler HackmanRobert & Laurine HackmanBarbara Hamilton Stu & Sheryl HansonKimberly HawnL. Maria Heidebrecht & Charlie SovichJ.E. Helgerson FamilyPat HensonRobert & Bette HodsonTrudi & Rich HolstShari HrdinaBruce & Lyn JohnstonMarcia KlindtMatthew KlindtGregg & Cathy LeadersTad &Webster LehmannChris & Bob LewisSunny ListonLinda McClureRod & Julie McCulloughPhilip NeilJack & Bette NicholsValerie PughKaren & Griffith Reese IIIAlice Robertson & Mark ToebbenDon & Jayme RothweilerDaniel & Shandra Sarasio MeyerRuth SchankeLynn & Amy SkarinSally SonnenburgBrett & Robin SpahrHerb & Joan StrentzMarty & Connie TernusGerald Vlach & Hope Chaney-VlachJohn & Jo WetherellMary E. Whisenand

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Beth & Brian WillemDee Willemsen

Heritage Level (documented estate plan gift)We also recognize those who have included the Playhouse

in their estate plans prior to the Century Club.Anonymous Jim BendaRyan BhattacharyyaMarcia BrunsonAl & Ruth Downey

Allison EngelCharles & Marilyn FarrJ. Robert & Jeanne M. HopsonJ Michael KellarGary RobertsRich & Terri Somsky

Stan & Jane SondallLloyd C. & Julie Von HagenDale & Eneken WakelinMary E. WhisenandDavid & Krenio Wright

Don’t see your name? Those listed in this program have generously supported The Playhouse since January 1, 2020. If we’ve made a mistake, please contact Jessica Van Essen, office administrator, at 515.974.5356 or [email protected]. Gifts of $100 or more are listed in every playbill throughout the season. Gifts under $100 are recognized in the spring musical playbill each year. Donors listed are current as of September 24, 2020.

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Opening October 9, 2020Closing November 8, 2020

640th Production102nd Season

Des Moines Community Playhouse Presents at the John Viars Theatre

WEEKEND COMEDYBy Sam Bobrick and Jeanne Bobrick

Director: David R. KilpatrickScenic Designer: Nicholas Amundson

Costume Designer/Properties Designer: Angela LampeLighting Designer: Virgil KleinhesselinkSoundscape Designer: Michael Bundy II

Stage Manager: Troy EllerbroekAssistant Director: Michael Bundy IIAssistant Stage Manager: Pilar Burg

Artistic Director: Katy Merriman

CastIn Order of Appearance

HIndicates Playhouse Debut

Time: Memorial Day Weekend, 1998Place: Cabin in New England Woods

Weekend Comedy is presented without intermission

Weekend Comedy is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

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Frank ..............................................................................................................Sean KanusoH

Peggy ................................................................................................................. Gina Gedler

Jill ...............................................................................................................Tiffany LiechtyH

Tony ......................................................................................................................Jobe FeeH


Opening October 16, 2020Closing November 15, 2020

641st Production102nd Season

Des Moines Community Playhouse Presents at the John Viars Theatre

I AND YOUBy Lauren Gunderson

Director: Katy MerrimanScenic Designer: Nicholas Amundson

Costume Designer: AD LogsdonLighting Designer: Virgil Kleinhesselink

Stage Manager: Jen GreenAssistant Director: Sam Arickx

Assistant Stage Manager: Jada SmithArtistic Director: Katy Merriman

CastIn Order of Appearance

Time: NowPlace: Here

I and You is presented without intermission.

I and You is presented through special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. www.playscripts.com

CAST LIST

Caroline ...........................................................................................................Natalie Grote

Anthony ........................................................................................................Clifton Antoine


Weekend Comedy and I and You were not what I anticipated opening our 2020-21 season when we were finalizing plans for this year. We look ahead one, two, even five years to plan for coming seasons, but the global pandemic has changed how we do a lot of things, show selection included.

Weekend Comedy has been an excellent play to produce not just because of its logistical conveniences – small cast, unit set – but because it gives us a break from the outside world and will keep you laughing from beginning to end. The playwright, Sam Bobrick, has written and co-written over 40 plays that are still performed throughout the world. He co-wrote Weekend Comedy with his first wife, Jeanne Bobrick, and I can’t help but wonder how much of their own experiences informed the relationships between the characters you are about to meet. Sam Bobrick also had a successful career as a TV writer on shows including The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, and Bewitched and was the creator of the hit show Saved By the Bell.

In addition to running Weekend Comedy this fall, we are also producing the play I and You by Lauren Gunderson. The two plays will run in repertory, or “in rep,” meaning they will both be performed on alternating weeks. Historically many theatre companies hired small groups of actors who prepared as many as 10 or 12 plays at one time and were ready to perform them on any given night. While our repertoire consists of only two plays this fall, running our shows in rep has been a creative way to solve some of the challenges presented by the pandemic.

I and You premiered in a series of performances produced by the Marin Theatre Company (California), Olney Theatre (Maryland), and Phoenix Theatre (Indiana) in 2013. Given that Gunderson is one of the most produced playwrights in the country right now, it is not surprising that I and You has been performed many times by many theatres since. This story takes place between two teenagers trying to finish a school project on Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” and while it is a modern tale, its themes of unity, beauty, and oneness will touch audience members of any age.

Let’s heave a collective sigh of disappointment that we aren't going to have the season we had planned for this year. Breathe in. Breathe out. It will return again in the future, but it’s gone for now. Let that disappointment fall away to make room for the excitement that comes from finding creative solutions to pandemic-sized challenges. The year 2020 has helped us re-imagine what theatre can be and reminded us of why gathering together to share stories is important. We are lucky enough to still do that at The Playhouse this season and hope that you enjoy, whether in-person or at home, stories full of laughter, heart, and inspiration. Weekend Comedy and I and You have allowed us to rehearse with small casts, share a stage, and bring you a new and meaningful theatre experience.

Thank you for being here and enjoy the shows!

ABOUT

Weekend Comedy and I and YouKaty Merriman, Artistic Director


Jobe Fee (Tony/Weekend Comedy) is a senior at Iowa State University majoring in performing arts with a minor in English. He is making his Playhouse debut, but his credits include Simon

Stimson in Our Town and, his favorite, Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life, both at ISU. Jobe is also skilled in improv comedy.

Gina Gedler (Peggy/Weekend Comedy) has numerous stage credits with The Playhouse including Steel Magnolias (Ouiser Boudreaux, Dionysos Award winner), Chicago (Velma

Kelly), Gypsy (Mama Rose), Into the Woods (Cinderella in 1991, Witch in 2015), Love Letters in this summer’s Live Theatre Drive-In, and Les Misérables (Madame Thenardier). When she is not doing theater, she enjoys singing with her music combo and other local big bands. She just celebrated 40 years with her husband, Mike, and together they have a great son, Brandon.

Sean Kanuso (Frank/Weekend Comedy) is new to The Playhouse but not the stage. A graduate of Iowa State University, he studied at the William Esper Acting Studio in New York City.

His extensive credits include Wait Until Dark at Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Barefoot in the Park at Repertory Theater of America (Rockport, TX) and Last Thursday at Madison Avenue Theater (New York City). Sean and his wife, Amy, have two sons, Caeden and Logan. A stay-at-home dad, Sean enjoys golfing.

Tiffany Liechty (Jill/Weekend Comedy) is a senior at Iowa State University majoring in performing arts and is a teaching assistant for an actor's voice and movement class. Her stage

credits include Mauritius (Jackie), Comedy of Errors, The Wolves, and Love's Labours Lost at DMACC Ankeny and Dry Land and Anon(ymous) at Iowa State University Theatre. Tiff keeps active with yoga, hiking, and biking, and enjoys knitting, cooking, dancing, traveling, gardening, doodling, stargazing, and photography.

Clifton Antoine (Anthony/I and You) made his Playhouse debut as Pablo Gonzalez in A Streetcar Named Desire. He says all of his roles hold a dear place in his heart making it hard to choose a

favorite, but Florindo Aretusi in A Servant to Two Masters (Pella Opera House) was one he really enjoyed. A senior assistant business processor at DXC Technology, he loves to play basketball and perform stand-up and improv at TeeHee’s Comedy Club. Clif is engaged to Olivia Coffin.

Natalie Grote (Caroline/I and You) is a senior at Waukee High School. Her first Playhouse performance was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Maxine), and her most recent Playhouse

performances were as Veruca Salt in Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, Aquata in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and Disney’s Newsies. She was a pre-intern (PIP) in the theatre’s education program. Her favorite role to date was Hero in Much Ado About Nothing at Waukee Theatre Arts. Natalie studies dance and likes to sing and act.

David R. Kilpatrick (Director/Weekend Comedy) joined The Playhouse staff as executive director in May 2017. His past productions at The Playhouse include Rounding Third in the

summer’s Live Theatre Drive-In, Disney’s Newsies, Mamma Mia! and Catch Me If You Can. Prior favorite productions include Titanic; Clue: The Musical; The Sound of Music; Boeing, Boeing; Sideways Stories from Wayside School; and The Dining Room just to name a few. In addition to directing, David’s career has included lighting design and stage management. He has enjoyed working for theatres in such diverse communities as Georgia, California, Virginia, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Amana. David has a wonderful family who support him and protect him from himself.

Angela Lampe (Costume Designer/Properties Designer/Weekend Comedy) began her tenure with The Playhouse in 1993 and has designed costumes, sets, and props for

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nearly 300 productions including Guys and Dolls, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Ella Enchanted, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Ragtime, Les Misérables, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, West Side Story, Into the Woods, A Streetcar Named Desire, Sunset Boulevard, and Hairspray. She has a B.A. from Central College in Pella and a M.F.A. in theatre from the University of Nebraska. She is the recipient of four Cloris Awards for excellence in costuming and puppetry.

Michael Bundy II (Assistant Director/Soundscape Designer/Weekend Comedy) counts among his Playhouse credits James and the Giant Peach (Centipede), Disney’s Freaky Friday One Act

(Karl), Disney’s Newsies, Ragtime, and Junie B. Jones The Musical (Sheldon). He appeared in Bring It On: The Musical (Twig) and Hairspray Jr. (Seaweed J. Stubbs, a favorite role) at Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre. This past summer, Michael co-directed Miss Electricity in The Playhouse’s Live Theatre Drive-In. Michael is a barista/bookseller at Barnes & Noble. He likes watching movies, reading, and playing piano.

Troy Ellerbroek (Stage Manager/Weekend Comedy) is a fifth-grade teacher in the Johnston Community School District with a B.A. in cinema from the University of Iowa and a M.S. in

teaching from Drake University. At The Playhouse, he has run sound for A Christmas Story The Musical and Disney’s Newsies. Troy likes biking, watching Hawkeye football games, traveling, watching movies, and hanging out with family and friends.

Pilar Burg (Assistant Stage Manager/Weekend Comedy), a 2019 Volunteer of the Year, is active on backstage crews at The Playhouse. She has served as assistant stage manager

for A Christmas Story The Musical and Elf – The Musical and has been a followspot operator and on run crew. At Iowa Stage Theatre Company, she was on the crew for Adore Us Line. Pilar is a data transfer analyst at Marsh & McLennan. She and

her husband, Trent, have two children, Lydia and Gavin. In her free time, Pilar enjoys sewing and making beaded jewelry.

Katy Merriman (Director/I and You, Artistic Director) has been an active member of the local theatre community since moving to Des Moines in 2013. Her Playhouse stage credits include

Meredith Willson’s The Music Man (Marian Paroo), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Les Misérables (Cosette), and Legally Blonde the Musical (Elle Woods). She was the musical director for The Playhouse Performance Academy production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Jr. and directed Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” Katy has also worked with Iowa Stage Theatre Company as a resident artist where her performance credits include The Glass Menagerie (Laura) and Our Town (Emily). She also directed their 2018 production of Fun Home. Prior to her time in Des Moines, Katy worked with numerous theatres as a performer, director, and administrator. She has a Bachelor of Music from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. Katy and her husband, Max Wellman, have a son, Jack.

AD Logsdon (Costume Designer/I and You) is a senior at Iowa State University where he is studying apparel design. He is also The Playhouse’s costume intern this semester. AD likes sewing, thrift

shopping, and reading in his free time.

Sam Arickx (Assistant Director/I and You) is a senior majoring in theatre business and business management at Grand View University. At GVU, he served as stage manager for

Metamorphoses and Dinosaur Play, was lighting design assistant for Wild Widow Poker and Baggage, directed Suicide by Punchbowl, and was writer/director for the 7/11 Theatre submission, Hotel Heartland. He is a Playhouse intern for I and You.


Jen Green (Stage Manager/I and You) made her Playhouse debut as Mom in the children’s theatre production of Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt and received a

Dionysos Award for her role as Williamina Fleming in another Lauren Gunderson play, Silent Sky. She is the morning show co-host at Northwestern Media’s Life 107.1 and drama director at Des Moines Christian School. She enjoys reading mysteries, thrifting, and cooking. Jen has two amazing teenagers, Piper and Ben.

Jada Smith (Assistant Stage Manager/I and You) has grown up at The Playhouse, making her debut in 2005 as Gladys Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Her

other Playhouse shows include Annie, Hairspray (Little Inez), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava), Ragtime, and the theatre’s 100th anniversary gala show. Jada most recently was the assistant stage manager for The Diary of Anne Frank and played Mom/Athena/Connie-Can’t-Do/Mrs. Waldo in The Playhouse’s Live Theatre Drive-In family production Miss Electricity. Jada received her A.A. degree in liberal arts from Des Moines Area Community College this spring.

Nicholas Amundson (Scenic Designer) earned his B.F.A. in theatre design and technology from the University of South Dakota. Working on theatre all over town, he has designed in

many different styles with StageWest Theatre Company (Ugly Lies the Bone, Marjorie Prime), Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre (The Hobbit, James and the Giant Peach Jr.), Noce (bare: A Pop Opera), and Kata Klysmic Productions (The Rocky Horror Show, Reefer Madness). He served as scenic designer for The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, A Chorus Line, Choices, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Ragtime, and Catch Me If You Can. Earlier this year, he directed James and the Giant Peach in the Kate Goldman Children’s Theatre. His favorite thing about theatre is creating out-of-the-box ways to present a story that gives the audience something fun to experience.

Virgil Kleinhesselink (Lighting Designer) owns VTEC Productions sound company and is technical director at Des Moines Hoover High School where he designed lights for their

production of Les Misérables Jr. Virgil began his Playhouse career in 1979 and since then has been involved with more than 200 shows as designer or actor.

Sam Bobrick (playwright) has written and co-written over 40 plays, most of them performed throughout the world, which include: Norman, Is That You?, Murder at the Howard Johnson’s,

Weekend Comedy, Remember Me?, Death in England, Passengers, Are You Sure?, Baggage, Getting Sara Married, The Spider or the Fly, and – without William Shakespeare’s blessing –Hamlet II (Better Than The Original). Twenty-one of his plays have been published by Samuel French. In 2011, Sam won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for his play, The Psychic. Some of his television credits include The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, The Smothers Brothers Show, Bewitched, and numerous musical variety shows. Sam also created the teenage hit series Saved By The Bell. Also a songwriter, his work has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Brian Ferry, and Los Lobos. Sam is a member of the Dramatists Guild as well as the Writers Guild of America. A native of Chicago, he graduated from the University of Illinois. He is married to writer Julie Stein, with whom he has co-written several plays. They live in Southern California where Sam continues to write. For more information visit www.sambobrick.com.

Lauren Gunderson (Playwright/I and You) is the most produced living playwright in America, the winner of the Lanford Wilson Award and the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, a finalist for the

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and John Gassner Award for Playwriting, and a recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s 3-Year Residency with Marin Theatre Co. She studied Southern Literature and Drama at Emory University, and Dramatic Writing at NYU’s Tisch School where she was a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship. Her

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work has been commissioned, produced and developed at companies across the US including the Denver Center (The Book of Will), South Coast Rep (Emilie, Silent Sky), The Kennedy Center (The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and Her Dog!), the O’Neill Theatre Center, Berkeley Rep, Shotgun Players, TheatreWorks, Crowded Fire, San Francisco Playhouse, Marin Theatre, Synchronicity, Olney Theatre, Geva, and more. Her work is published by Dramatists Play Service (Silent Sky, Bauer), Playscripts (I and You; Exit, Pursued by a Bear; and Toil and Trouble), and Samuel French (Emilie). She is a Playwright in Residence at The Playwrights Foundation, and a proud Dramatists Guild member. She is from Atlanta, GA, and lives in San Francisco. LaurenGunderson.com and @LalaTellsAStory.

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I and You Intimacy Director: Stephanie Schneider

I and You Properties Crew: Melanie Hall, Charissa Hamel, Dawn Parizek

Technical Director: Nate Lawrence-Richards

Associate Technical Director: Tim Harris

Set Painting: Kathleen Baustian, Elaine Hildreth, Harold Hinkhouse, Darlene Pullen

Sound Board Operator: Tim Harris

Playhouse Ambassadors: Judy Blessington, Mary Bricker, Annette Duffy, Alma Hackbart, Pat Henson, Jolene Huen, Jean Leibold, Sunny Liston, Mary Marshall, Mark Morrison, Becky Scholtec, Mary Whisenand, Sherill Whisenand

Playhouse Partners: Dani Boal, Mary Bricker, Edward Corpus, Peter Dean, Denise Forney, Anne Frett, Pam Gabby, Micheal Howland, Jill Lippincott, Rebecca Masucci, Greg Millar, Mark Morrison, Charlie Reese, Maxwell Schaeffer, Jackie Schmillen, Tony Tandeski, Josh Visnapuu, Eva WilliamsPlayhouse Photographers: Steve Gibbons, Brent Isenberger

Playhouse Historians: Mark Morrison, Lloyd Von Hagen

SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN SPECIAL THANKS Due to a shortened run, only a small group of volunteers were able to work the performances.Guest Services: Kim Blakesley, Steve Blakesley, Elaine Bohling, Marcella Edmonds, Zuhayr Ghaffar, Pat Henson, Harold Hinkhouse, Tj Hon, Olivia Kane, Tracy Leith, Monica Lewandowski, Beverly McNight, Maggie Miller, Jordan Skarin, Amy Skarin, Josie Talley, Rachel Talley, Crystal Tjeerdsma, Oscar Tjeerdsma, Mary Waite, David Walth, Laura Walth

LIVE THEATRE DRIVE-IN SPECIAL THANKS The Playhouse would also like to acknowledge guest services volunteers who worked tirelessly this summer: Jack Andersen, Liz Andersen, Will Andersen, Debbie Anderson, Stacie Bendixen, Luke Berg, Kim Blakesley, Steve Blakesley, Randy Bosworth, Bonnie Braatz, Maggie Brummer, Pilar Burg, Vianna Castillo, Olivia Crum, Carol Culmer, Kent Davis, Lydia Davis, Maddie Davis, Patty Davis, Mary Dawn, Carrie Dostal, Daniel Dunham, Deborah Dunham, Linda Dunham, Troy Ellerbroek, Paige Fahrenkrug, Adam Fast, Megan Flemr, Charlie Flippen, Laura Foley, Nanette Foley, Angela Gallagher, Katelyn Gallagher, Curt Gause, Zuhayr Ghaffar, Dan Goss, Debi Goss, Tim Grabinski, Mason Gray, Jen Green, Ed Griffith, Francine Griffith, Keith Hayes, Elise Henrichsen, Sheila

Henrichsen, Harold Hinkhouse, Tina Hoffman, Mary Ann Howland, Michael Howland, David Johnson, Elissa Johnson, Grant Johnson, Laurie Johnson, Will Johnson, Anne Jung, Barbara Kilpatrick, Dennis Kilpatrick, Marshall Kilpatrick, Wyatt Kilpatrick, Marcie King, Trent King, Marcia Klindt, Grace Koch, Kathryn Kovalenko, Kathryn Kunert, Susan Lee, Isabel Lewis, Stella MacBeth, Mary Marshall, Liam Matis, Linda McClure, Ava McEntaffer, Ella McEntaffer, Katherine Melendez, Ben Merkley, Deb Miles, Maggy Miller, Quinn Mitchell, Cherie Moen, Liz Mortensen, Shelley Nurse, Preshia Paulding, Kathy Polson, Darlene Pullen, Mark Pullen, Steve Schaaf, Penny Schempp, Maggie Schmitt, Amy Skarin, Jordan Skarin, Phoebe Smith, Kelly Swenson, Jennifer Throckmorton, Oliver Thrun, Ward Van Alstine, Mary Waite, Mary Whisenand, Janet Whiteside, Steve Willem, Eva Williams

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HOUSE INFORMATION

COVID-19 UNIQUE POLICIES

General Practices •Guests are required to wear face coverings, such as masks or face shields, and physically distance between groups and parties as much as possible while on the premises. •Hand sanitizing stations are located throughout the lobbies for public use and should be used regularly. •Guests with COVID-19 symptoms such as a temperature of 100.4°F or higher or other symptoms, either before or during a performance, are asked to leave and exchange their tickets for a later performance. •All guests who attend productions at The Playhouse will have reservations with contact information retained in the ticket office to facilitate contact tracing if necessary. •Programs are accessed digitally. Souvenir paper copies of the program will be available upon request at the close of the performance.

Exchanges & Refunds The Playhouse ticket exchange policy allows guests to exchange tickets for a different performance if experiencing any symptoms of illness or if they learn they have been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Seating •Seats are assigned the day of the performance by staff based on reservation counts and group size. Seats are assigned to ensure physical distancing within the theatre space. Seat requests will be reviewed but not guaranteed. Requests for wheelchair seating will be honored. •Seating will begin 1 hour prior to curtain to reduce congregating in the theatre.

Concessions •Concessions are sold inside the theatre and will be prepacked, individual servings, bottles, or cans. •Concessions are available pre-show only.

Restrooms •Only one individual or one family in a restroom at a time. •Flushing handles, water, soap dispensers, and towel dispensers are touchless to reduce unnecessary contact. •Identifiers on the floor will guide appropriate distancing for line management. •After each guest use, surfaces including doors, door handles, grab bars, and sink counters will be wiped down.

Stairs & Elevators •The use of stairwells and elevators will be managed to maintain appropriate physical distancing. Stairwells will be designated one direction only at a time. •The elevator will be for one person/family/seating group at a time and buttons will be sanitized after each use.

Lobbies •Lobbies will be managed to ensure appropriate distancing between guests. •Seating and tables in the lobbies will be reduced to maintain safe distance between groups.

Preshow TalkA preshow talk for each performance will begin 30 minutes prior to curtain, inside the theatre.

IntermissionThere will be no intermission in order to reduce uncontrolled gatherings.

OTHER GENERAL PRACTICES

AccessibilityThe Playhouse strives to make its facility and performances accessible to all guests. Our theatres are wheelchair accessible. Service animals are welcome. Assisted listening devices are available in the John Viars Theatre. If your hearing aid has a T-coil, toggle to that setting to receive the audio signal directly without any headset or other equipment needed. ASL interpreted performances and audio description are regularly scheduled for most productions. For these and other needs, please call the ticket office with specific service requests.

CamerasThe taking of photographs and the use of recording devices are not allowed during a performance and are a violation of state and federal copyright laws.

CancellationsIf a show is cancelled due to bad weather, an email will be sent to ticket holders. Cancellations will be noted on the phone system, website, and social media sites. Tickets for a cancelled performance may be exchanged for another performance. Please be sure the ticket office has your email information and current phone in the event a performance is cancelled. The Playhouse does not sell its contacts and does not sell or trade its email addresses.


Ticket office and administrative office:

515-277-6261

Group sales reservations: 515-277-6261

School matinee reservations: 515-974-5365DMPlayhouse.com

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ConcessionsA variety of beverages and candy may be available for purchase. No outside drink or food are allowed in the theatre. Beverages and candy are allowed in the auditoriums. Staff reserve the right to deny alcoholic beverage service to anyone at their discretion.

ElevatorAn elevator between levels is located at the east end of the building.

Emergency ExitsPlease note the exit nearest your seat location. In the event of an emergency, ushers will provide direction.

EtiquetteLatecomers will be seated at an appropriate break in the play. Lobby chimes are sounded five minutes before curtain as well as the close of intermission. Disruptive, unruly guests, regardless of age, will be asked to leave. Cell phone ringers should be turned off.

Lost ItemsLost items will be held in the ticket office.

ParkingFree parking is available in The Playhouse lots and on streets surrounding the theatre. After 5:00 PM daily, free parking is available in the Shops at Roosevelt’s east/back parking lot. Parking in the west/front Shops parking lot is restricted to Shops customers at all times. The Playhouse is not responsible for loss of any personal property left in vehicles.

Performance ContentThe Playhouse does not rate subject matter as sensitivities vary from person to person. Questions about content, age appropriateness, or other aspects of the show such as strobe lights and other theatrical affects should be directed to the ticket office.

Performance ScheduleThe regular John Viars Theatre performance schedule is 7:30 PM Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2:00 PM Sundays. The regular Kate Goldman Children’s Theatre performance schedule is 7:00 PM Fridays, and 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM Saturdays and Sundays. The Family Holiday Classic performance schedule is 7:00 PM Fridays, and 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM Saturdays and Sundays. All times are subject to change.

TicketsEach audience member must occupy a seat and have a ticket, including infants.

Ticket Office HoursThe ticket office is open Noon to 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Friday. Tickets are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, online. Ticketing fees are the same whether purchased online, by phone, or at the ticket office.

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PLAYHOUSE ADMINISTRATION

Board of DirectorsSteve Schaaf, President, Community VolunteerBarbara C. White, President-Elect, Workspace, Inc.Sally Cooper Smith, Secretary, Cooper Smith & CompanyMeyer Lehman, Treasurer, EMC Insurance Companies

Nick Andersen, Nationwide InsuranceShashank Aurora, Des Moines Public SchoolsRobert L. Culbert, US BankScott Gire, Oasis, A Paychex© CompanyTyler Hackman, Grinnell State BankTony Jones, Grinnell State BankTheotto Lilliard IV, Hubbell Realty CompanyJoanna Lowe, Wells FargoJ.P. Singh, eWay CorporationLinda Westergaard, BHHS First Reality

Advisory CouncilPamela Bass-BookeyJon BatesoleJoanne BrownJudy McCoy DavisAllison EngelSuzanne EngmanTom GoldmanPeter Hedges

Donn HutchinsDonald H. Kagin,

Ph.D.Cloris LeachmanGerard NeugentMary UrbanBob VeenstraSandra Windsor

Education StaffMary BrickerJanet CassonMelissa Chavas-Miller*Nicole Chavas-SchweglerJenna DarseePeter DeanKatie Dorrell*Rusk DorsettV Dumas-Wines*Tali EisenstadtAnne FrettRobin Breen Fulton*Emily GriffinChelsea HaalandRon Hyde

Jay JacobsonNate JorgensenAllison KoontzTaylor Anne LaydenEd McAteeAnnie MielkeGreg MillarMark MorrisonMaddie RippergerMegan Schettler SchugCody SchugBrett Spahr*Carol J. Taylor*Meredith ToebbenSarah Beth Weinberg

*Master Teacher

StaffDavid R. Kilpatrick, Executive DirectorKaty Merriman, Artistic Director

AdministrationLee Ann Bakros, Marketing AssociateRobin Spahr, Education AssociateMary Hofer, FinanceJessica Van Essen, Office AdministratorDebbie Jacobson, Ticket Office Manager

ProductionAngela Lampe, Artistic AssociateNate-Lawrence-Richards, Technical DirectorTim Harris, Associate Technical Director

Performance StaffLindsey Ballard, Elissa Johnson, Cherie Moen, House Managers

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